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Fayetteville Police Investigator Diana Snider testified in Fayette County Magistrate Court Tuesday in a hearing involving charges against two members of the Black Hammer Party. Augustus Romain Jr., the leader of the group, observed the hearing remotely from the county jail. Romain is known in his online persona and in his affiliation with the group as Gazi Kodzo. (Chris Joyner/AJC)

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Feds investigating Black Hammer Party in wide-ranging criminal probe8h ago

August 16, 2022 Chamblee - Keri Farley, Special Agent in Charge, walks to the podium for a press conference to release local numbers in a multi-state child trafficking operation at Atlanta FBI Field Office in Chamblee on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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FBI: 28 teenagers rescued in Georgia in national sex trafficking operation

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Sidney Powell speaks on Nov. 19, 2020 during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. The controversial Powell has ties to Raleigh, North Carolina. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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Georgia election data copied under direction of Trump attorney

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Federal authorities are concerned about Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill's social media impacting potential jurors.

Prosecutors seek to limit Clayton sheriff’s statements during trial

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Piedmont expert: what you need to know about monkeypox transmission, symptoms

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Georgia lawmaker’s bill aims at reducing aircraft emissions, noise

Georgia congresswoman has filed legislation to boost funding for technology to reduce aircraft emissions and noise

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Hurricane seasons are starting earlier. Scientists think they know why

Rising ocean temperatures have shifted the window for dangerous tropical storms to form earlier in the calendar year, new research has found

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Local

Braves keep young star Michael Harris home with eight-year contract extension

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Nation & State

Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary

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Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violence

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AP sources: Tiger meets with top players against LIV Golf

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Former Australia PM says secret powers were needed in crisis

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Prehistoric fish may spawn in Georgia: 1st time in 50 years

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Crawford's HR with 2 outs in 9th lifts Giants past D-backs

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South Korean leader: Seoul won't seek own nuclear deterrent

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EXPLAINER: Winners, losers in water cuts for Western states

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Politics

Deborah Wood sitting on a camping chair waits in lines to cast a ballot at the Shorty Howell Park Activity Building in Duluth, Georgia on the last day of early voting on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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OPINION: Gift cards for voters, but not water in line. What’s wrong with this picture?8h ago

Former Cobb and Clayton County police Chief Mike Register has been tapped to become the new director of the GBI, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. File photo (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

Governor taps former Cobb police chief to head GBI

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052422 Atlanta: Governor Brian Kemp reacts to cheering supporters as he take the stage to deliver his election night party speech at the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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The Jolt: Georgia lands college football title game after Music Midtown pulls out

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Poll workers assist early voters in May at the Tim D. Lee Senior Center in Marietta. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Poll worker shortage looms ahead of Georgia election17h ago

Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp greet supporters before a press conference at Ola High School in Henry County on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Some Georgians could get one-time $350 aid checks, Kemp announces

Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Giuliani named a target of Fulton investigation, attorney says

June 25, 2022 Atlanta - Attendees walk in a conference room during National Right to Life’s 51st convention at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta on Saturday, June 25, 2022.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Superior Court judge lets Georgia’s abortion law stand during state challenge

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., addresses a South Carolina GOP dinner July 29, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

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Judge: Graham must testify before Fulton grand jury

Mayor Andre Dickens speaks to the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Thursday. (Photo via City of Atlanta)

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Prosecutors seek to limit Clayton sheriff’s statements during trial

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Fulton County election workers prepare before all voting machines come back to the warehouse at Fulton County Election Preparation Center on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Fulton seeks 2K poll workers two months out from Election Day

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Emergency room visits due to fentanyl overdoses have increased in the last few months in Cobb County. AJC file photo

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Shanté Bates (left) is the new principal of Conley Hills Elementary School. Takisha Benning (right) is the new principal of Barnwell Elementary School. The Fulton County school board approved the appointments at an Aug. 11 meeting. (Courtesy of Fulton County Schools)

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Fulton County Schools names 2 new elementary principals

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MARTA's Summerhill bus rapid transit line would operate in bus-only lanes for 85% of its route.

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MARTA approves station names, property purchases for Atlanta transit line

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DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and human resources director Benita Ransom in a Tuesday morning meeting of the county commission.

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DeKalb CEO announces 6.5% raises for cops, firefighters

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Residents hold up signs opposing the jail lease agreement between the city of Atlanta and Fulton County. (Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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In contentious meeting, Atlanta City Council OKs leasing jail beds to Fulton

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Atlanta Public Schools will offer telehealth services for students in all of its 64 traditional, non-charter schools. (Hyosub Shin / AJC file photo)

Dozens of Atlanta schools to offer telehealth services to students

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Feds investigating Black Hammer Party in wide-ranging criminal probe

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In the past two and one-half years, nearly 200 Georgia Department of Corrections employees have been arrested on charges involving crimes at state prisons. File photo. JOHN SPINK/ JSPINK@AJC.COM

Georgia prison employees arrested for drug crimes, battery, sexual assault of inmates

Selena Holmes (left) reportedly paid GED instructor DaShawn Melvin (right) $1,000 each time he brought drugs into Pulaski State Prison.

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Blank greeting cards led to arrest of GED instructor at Georgia prison

The Atlanta VA Medical Center installed anti-climbing fences on its parking decks in 2016. The $850,000 project was in response to a pair of incidents where suicidal veterans threatened to jump, but were talked down. BRAD SCHRADE/ BSCHRADE@AJC.COM

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Idris Elba plays the heroic dad in the thriller "Beast" out Aug. 19, 2022. UNIVERSAL

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Historian Stephen Davis grew up in Atlanta and attended Margaret Mitchell Elementary School, where a portrait of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara stared down at the children in the auditorium. Co-author of "The Atlanta Daily Intelligencer Covers the Civil War," he brought copies of the new book to the recent Civil War Relic Show at the Cobb Civic Center. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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The Civil War news: Not just battles; also patent drugs and brothels

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It looks like a Falcon’s victory at Tin Lizzy’s.
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Gridiron fans unite and cheer at metro Atlanta sports bars

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Brittany Hoopes, an Atlanta native, and current Atlantan Jasmine Davis are still in the running on "Big Brother" with 11 survivors and 5 out. Winner gets $750,000. CBS

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Carlos Santana performs at the Many Rivers To Cross Music and Arts Festival in Fairburn, Georgia on Saturday, October 1, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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Santana’s latest album offers a ‘spiritual boost’

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Fantasia delivers an emotional performance Sunday, August 14, 2022, at the Stockbridge Amphitheater. Both of her weekend shows sold out. (Photo: Akili-Casundria Ramsess for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Fantasia, Johnny Gill bring soul to Stockbridge Amphitheater

Brendan Keefe goes to CBS46; Coco, an Atlanta dog, is in "Prey;" and Atlanta native Kenan Thompson gets a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. 11ALIVE/20th Century/NBC

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Sports

Braves center fielder Michael Harris adjusts one of his signature head bands before he plays in the outfield during a game in June. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Braves keep young star Michael Harris home with eight-year contract extension

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Braves first baseman Matt Olson swings the pink sword celebrating in the dugout after hitting a 2-RBI home run to take a 3-0 lead over the New York Mets during the fourth inning in a MLB baseball game on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, in Atlanta. The Braves won 5-0. “Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com

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Charlie Morton shuts down Mets as Braves roll to 8th win in row

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Braves pitcher Mike Soroka delivers during an intrasquad game on Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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Atlanta Braves pitcher, Freddy Tarnok, left, talks with catcher William Contreras after warm ups during spring training at the CoolToday Park Monday March 14, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Needing a fresh arm, Braves call up prospect Freddy Tarnok

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Atlanta United midfielder Amar Sejdic #13 dribbles during the match against New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, United States on Thursday June 30, 2022. (Photo by Dakota Williams/Atlanta United)

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Southern Fried Soccer: Previewing Atlanta United vs. New York Red Bulls

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Falcons linebacker Mykal Walker will be an integral part of the team's defense this season. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Mykal Walker, Rashaan Evans are the new sheriffs in middle of Falcons defense

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